HSK Guide

留学留學 liúxué — to study abroad

liúxué (second tone, rising)liu2xue2

Traditional: 留學

to study abroad

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  1. to study abroad

    留 to stay plus 学 to study: staying in another country in order to study there. Like 结婚 and 聊天 it is a two-part verb, so the country is named before it with 在 or 去 — never after it.

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 学學
    xué (second tone, rising)

    to study, to learn; learning, a field of study; school (in 学校)

    8 strokes⿳⺍冖子Radical 子

Example sentences

  • 我姐姐去年去中国留学了。我姐姐去年去中國留學了。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) jiějie (third tone, dipping) qùnián (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) liúxué (second tone, rising) le. (neutral tone)···

    My older sister went to China to study last year.

  • 留学的时候，他学会了做中国菜。留學的時候，他學會了做中國菜。Liúxué (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) shíhou, (second tone, rising) tā (first tone, high and level) xuéhuìle (second tone, rising) zuò (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) cài. (fourth tone, falling)···

    While studying abroad he learned to cook Chinese food.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我想留学中国。

    Correct我想去中国留学。

    学 already fills the object slot, so 中国 cannot follow. Put the destination first with 去 or 在: 去中国留学, 在中国留学.

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